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UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 Full Card Preview

UFC 257 is finally here! The return of “The Notorious” Conor McGregor is the most notable storyline, as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, Dustin Poirier, finally gets his rematch after more than six years. Also on the card is the always exciting Dan Hooker facing the UFC newcomer Michael Chandler, who boasts quite a resume coming over from Bellator. Flyweights Jessica Eye and Joanne Calderwood, lightweights Ottman Azaitar and Matt Frevola, and strawweights Amanda Ribas and Marina Rodriguez round out the main card, scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card, which features Arman Tsarukyan and Nasrat Haqparast.

Flyweight

Amir Albazi (-104)

Record: 13-1 (1-0 UFC) |Age: 27
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 4 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Malcolm Gordon (R1 triangle); def. Ryan Curtis (R1 key lock); L to Jose Torres (un. dec.)

Zhalgas Zhumagulov (-120)

Record: 13-4 (0-1 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 5-4 | Reach: 66″
Wins: 6 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Raulian Paiva (un. dec.); def. Ali Bagautinov (split dec.); def. Tagir Ulanbekov (maj. dec.)

Featherweight

Nik Lentz (+367)

Record: 30-11-2 (14-8-2 UFC) |Age: 36
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 8 KO, 11 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Arnold Allen (un. dec.); L to Charles Oliveira (R2 TKO); def. Scott Holtzman (un. dec.)

Movsar Evloev (-498)

Record: 13-0 (3-0 UFC) |Age: 26
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 72.5″
Wins: 3 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Mike Grundy (un. dec.); def. Enrique Barzola (un. dec.); def. Seung Woo Choi (un. dec.)

Middleweight

Andrew Sanchez (+114)

Record: 12-5 (5-3 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 6 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 3 KO
Recent fights: def. Wellington Turman (R1 TKO); L to Marvin Vettori (un. dec.); def. Marc-Andre Barriault (un. dec.)

Makhmud Muradov (-140)

Record: 24-6 (2-0 UFC) |Age: 30
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 75.5″
Wins: 16 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: def. Trevor Smith (R3 KO); def. Alessio Di Chirico (un. dec.); def. Wendell Oliveira (R2 TKO)

Light Heavyweight

Khalil Rountree (-334)

Record: 8-4 (4-4-1 UFC) |Age: 30
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 5 KO | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Ion Cutelaba (R1 TKO); def. Eryk Anders (un. dec.); L to Johnny Walker (R1 KO)

Marcin Prachnio (+259)

Record: 13-5 (0-3 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 10 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 4 KO
Recent fights: L to Mike Rodriguez (R1 TKO); L to Magomed Ankalaev (R1 TKO); L to Sam Alvey (R1 KO)

Women’s Bantamweight

Sara McMann (-128)

Record: 12-5 (6-5 UFC) |Age: 40
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 66″
Wins: 1 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: def. Lina Lansberg (un. dec.); L to Marion Reneau (R2 triangle); L to Ketlen Vieira (R2 arm triangle)

Julianna Pena (+104)

Record: 9-4 (5-2 UFC) |Age: 31
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 3 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Germaine de Randamie (R3 guillotine); def. Nicco Montano (un. dec.); L to Valentina Shevchenko (R2 armbar)

Middleweight

Brad Tavares (-136)

Record: 17-6 (12-6 UFC) |Age: 33
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 5 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 3 KO
Recent fights: L to Edmen Shahbazyan (R1 KO); L to Israel Adesanya (un. dec.); def. Krzysztof Jotko (R3 TKO)

Antonio Carlos Junior (+111)

Record: 10-4 (7-4-1 UFC) |Age: 30
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 79″
Wins: 8 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Uriah Hall (split dec.); L to Ian Heinisch (un. dec.); def. Tim Boetsch (R1 RNC)

Lightweight

Arman Tsarukyan (-736)

Record: 15-2 (2-1 UFC) |Age: 24
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 72.5″
Wins: 5 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Davi Ramos (un. dec.); def. Olivier Aubin-Mercier (un. dec); L to Islam Makhachev (un. dec.)

Matt Frevola (+499)

Record: 8-1-1 (2-0-1 UFC) |Age: 30
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 1 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Luis Pena (split dec.); def. Jalin Turner (un. dec.); Draw with Lando Vannata (maj. dec.)

Women’s Strawweight

Marina Rodriguez (+248)

Record: 12-1-2 (2-1-2 UFC) |Age: 33
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 65″
Wins: 5 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: L to Carla Esparza (split dec.); Draw with Cynthia Calvillo (maj. dec.); def. Tecia Torres (un. dec.)

Amanda Ribas (-319)

Record: 10-1 (4-0 UFC) |Age: 27
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 66″
Wins: 3 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Paige VanZant (R1 armbar); def. Randa Markos (un. dec.); def. Mackenzie Dern (un. dec.)

Women’s Flyweight

Jessica Eye (-104)

Record: 15-8 (5-6-1 UFC) |Age: 34
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 66″
Wins: 3 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Cynthia Calvillo (un. dec.); def. Viviane Araujo (un. dec.); L to Valentina Shevchenko (R2 KO)

Joanne Calderwood (-120)

Record: 14-5 (6-5 UFC) |Age: 35
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 65.5″
Wins: 5 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 3 SUB
Recent fights: L to Jennifer Maia (R1 armbar); def. Andrea Lee (split dec.); L to Katlyn Chookagian (un. dec.)

Lightweight

Dan Hooker (-125)

Record: 20-9 (10-5 UFC) |Age: 30
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 75.5″
Wins: 10 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Dustin Poirier (un. dec.); def. Paul Felder (split dec.); def. Al Iaquinta (un. dec.)

Michael Chandler (+102)

Record: 21-5 (UFC debut) |Age: 34
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 9 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 3 KO
Recent fights: def. Benson Henderson (R1 TKO); def. Sidney Outlaw (R1 KO); L to Patricio Pitbull (R1 TKO)

Lightweight

Dustin Poirier (+244)

Record: 26-6 (18-5-1 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 12 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Dan Hooker (un. dec.); L to Khabib Nurmagomedov (R3 RNC); def. Max Holloway (un. dec.)

Conor McGregor (-311)

Record: 22-4 (10-2 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 19 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 4 SUB
Recent fights: def. Donald Cerrone (R1 TKO); L to Khabib Nurmagomedov (R4 RNC); def. Eddie Alvarez (R2 TKO)

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